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| Bill | Protective orders in cases of family abuse; maximum time valid. | Protective orders in cases of family abuse; maximum time valid. Provides that if the court finds, based upon evidence presented, that the respondent has been subject to a previous permanent protective order in cases of family abuse issued within 10 years, the court may issue a permanent protective order in a case of family abuse for a specified period of time up to a maximum of four years. The bill further provides that such protective order may be extended for a period of not longer than two years, regardless of whether such order was initially issued for a period of time up to a maximum of two years or four years. Current law allows such protective orders to be issued for a specified period of time up to a maximum of two years and extended for a period of time not longer than two years. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2025 | HB 2123 | Virginia HB 2123 (2025) |
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Virginia HB 2123 (2025) — Protective orders in cases of family abuse; maximum time valid.
Protective orders in cases of family abuse; maximum time valid. Provides that if the court finds, based upon evidence presented, that the respondent has been subject to a previous permanent protective order in cases of family abuse issued within 10 years, the court may issue a permanent protective order in a case of family abuse for a specified period of time up to a maximum of four years. The bill further provides that such protective order may be extended for a period of not longer than two years, regardless of whether such order was initially issued for a period of time up to a maximum of two years or four years. Current law allows such protective orders to be issued for a specified period of time up to a maximum of two years and extended for a period of time not longer than two years.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
- Courts of Justice Subcommittee Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Courts of Justice Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
- Senate substitute agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N) — 97–0 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 1-N 1-A) — 11–1 (pass) · upper
- Read third time and passed House (95-Y 0-N) — 95–0 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N) — 13–0 (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N) — 7–1 (pass) · lower
- Passed Senate with substitute (38-Y 2-N) — 38–2 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (18-Y 2-N) — 18–2 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Michelle Lopes Maldonado — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2025-01-07 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104518D
filing, introduction - 2025-01-07 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
referral-committee - 2025-01-20 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2123)
- 2025-01-28 Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
referral-committee - 2025-01-31 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
substitution - 2025-01-31 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (18-Y 2-N)
committee-passage - 2025-01-31 Committee substitute printed 25106572D-H1
substitution - 2025-02-02 Read first time
reading-1 - 2025-02-03 Read second time
reading-2 - 2025-02-03 Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- 2025-02-03 Engrossed by House - committee substitute
substitution - 2025-02-04 Read third time and passed House (95-Y 0-N)
passage, reading-3 - 2025-02-05 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 2025-02-05 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
referral-committee - 2025-02-05 Impact statement from VCSC (HB2123)
- 2025-02-07 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2123)
- 2025-02-12 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 1-N 1-A)
committee-passage - 2025-02-13 Committee substitute printed 25107401D-S1
substitution - 2025-02-13 Impact statement from VCSC (HB2123)
- 2025-02-14 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2025-02-17 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2123)
- 2025-02-17 Rules suspended
- 2025-02-17 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- 2025-02-17 Passed by for the day
- 2025-02-18 Passed by for the day
- 2025-02-19 Read third time
reading-3 - 2025-02-19 Reading of substitute waived
- 2025-02-19 Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- 2025-02-19 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
substitution - 2025-02-19 Passed Senate with substitute (38-Y 2-N)
passage - 2025-02-20 Senate substitute agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
substitution - 2025-03-07 Enrolled
enrolled - 2025-03-07 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2123ER)
passage - 2025-03-07 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2025-03-10 Signed by President
passage - 2025-03-10 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2123)
- 2025-03-11 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
enrolled, executive-receipt - 2025-03-11 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
executive-receipt - 2025-03-19 Approved by Governor-Chapter 161 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive-signature - 2025-03-19 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0161)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/bac727f7-8aa9-4a7a-acc5-700c252db49c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).